Alaska has more boats than snowmobiles.

The state is more than twice the size of Texas, at 2,261 miles east to west and 1,420 miles north to south. Alaska occupies 16 percent of the total U.S. land mass. The Alaskan shoreline is 33,904 miles.

Residents include: Actress Michelle Johnson, born in Anchorage (Melrose Place, Judging Amy, Blame It on Rio); Actress Irene Bedard, born in Anchorage (The New World, The Outer Limits); Actor Khleo Thomas, (ER, CSI); Actor Joshua Morrow, born in Juneau (The Young and the Restless)

The "Bridge to Nowhere," a $398 million benchmark approved by Congress that was built to connect 52 residents to the mainland, has become a tourist spot. It's located in Ketchikan, in the southeast part of the state.

How far away is it? From New York City, 3,851 miles; from Los Angeles, 3,183 miles; from Phoenix, 3,147 miles; from Chicago, 3,060 miles; from Dallas, 3,721 miles.